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GAO denies appeal of NOAA move

SEATTLE (AP) -- The federal Government Accountability Office has denied an appeal that protested the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to move its research fleet from Seattle's Lake Union to Newport, Ore. On Thursday, the GAO essentially said the appeal was n ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 9:19 AM

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Oregon wildlife biologist videotapes wolf pack

JOSEPH, Ore. (AP) -- The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says a wildlife biologist videotaped a pack of at least 10 gray wolves on Forest Service land in Eastern Oregon. ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 10:58 AM

Bandelier monument removes feral cattle

BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, N.M. (AP) -- Officials at Bandelier National Monument have removed five unbranded, untagged feral bulls from the northern New Mexico monument. ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 11:24 AM

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USDA to buy more pork

The USDA's purchase of up to $50 million of pork for federal food programs will help producers, according to industry leaders. Don Butler, president of the National Pork ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:11 AM

Hage estate wins again

A federal judge has added $150,000 to the original $4.22 million judgment won by the estate of rancher Wayne Hage in a years-long battle over property rights. The federa ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:34 AM

Idaho

Dairy group receives recharge water

Dairy farmers in Southern Idaho have something to be thankful for this month, even in the depths of the industry's worst downturn in decades. They've received 3,600 acre ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:14 PM

BNSF fuel depot in compliance with rules

COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- The Burlington Northern Santa Fe refueling depot in Huetter is in compliance with local environmental regulations. Kootenai County commissio ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 3:02 PM

Northern Wyo. sugar beet growers still digging

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) -- Western Sugar Cooperative growers in northern Wyoming are digging more sugar beets under the quota system that has been in place since a hard freeze ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 12:49 PM

Idaho extends wolf hunt 3 more months

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Hunters will have three more months to hunt wolves in Idaho. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to stretch the season to March 3 ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 9:04 AM

California

Island's bison given birth control to control herd

AVALON, Calif. (AP) -- Birth control for bison? That's what conservationists are giving a herd on Santa Catalina Island in an attempt to reduce the population. Females o ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 11:06 AM

Court: grape growers can't fight generic ads

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco has rejected three grape growers' challenge to a mandatory advertising campaign for California table grap ...

Friday, November 20, 2009 2:34 PM

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Interior to look at Delta impacts

SACRAMENTO -- As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrapped up a string of ceremonies to sign historic legislation guiding management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, some old ba ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:41 AM

Producers encourage quick action on heat rule

California farm groups say they hope the state's proposed heat-illness standard can be enacted as quickly as possible. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:39 AM

Opinion

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Productivity, sustainability compatible

. "It's common sense ... that agriculture would be given the priority, but the opposite has happened." In Washington, D.C., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the lau ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:56 AM

Good news for insurance rates

Editorial Production agriculture has taken some heavy hits in recent years, including field worker fatalities that turned California regulators loose on farmers with a flurry ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:57 AM

Readers' views for Nov. 20, 2009

How does cap and trade stop pollution? Let me get this straight. (Companies like) Sierra Pacific Industries own thousands of acres of non-polluting trees. So the "politicos" h ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:04 AM

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Fee-shifting acts also help farmers

There are several fee-shifting statutes that allow an aggrieved citizen to recover an award of costs and attorney fees in a legal action involving the federal government. The ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:00 AM

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